Drone Ban Extends 30 Miles Around DC, Per FAA (wusa9.com)

DewDude writes: If you thought done registration was bad enough; it just got worse for anyone living in the nation's capital. On Christmas Day (of all days); the FAA put into effect a rule that bans the flying of drones/quadcopters within a 30-mile radius around DC. This more than doubles the initial 15 mile radius no-fly-zone. The ban includes the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, and the independent cities in the vicinity on the Virginia side. On the Maryland side; it includes Montgomery, Prince Georges, Howard, Anne Arundel; and parts of Calvert, Baltimore, and the extreme north-western end of St. Marys Counties in Maryland.

Comments

Time to buy land!!

[CajunArson]

Man, if they ban drones from that large of an area, the price of real estate is going to crash and I'll get a great deal.

To think, a completely depopulated 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! I'll convert it to a strip club to improve the property values and run a more moral operation than the previous occupants.

Good!

[kheldan]

Glad to see the FAA isn't dragging it's feet on this. Guess you kiddies will just have to play with your toys indoors if you live in the proscribed area. Or just don't waste your money on one in the first place; I'm sure you can find more important things to do with that money than waste it on a little flying toy.